Andy Carroll scored his first goals for Liverpool since becoming Britain's most expensive player, striking twice in a 3-0 win over Manchester City on Monday that keeps alive his team's hopes of European football next season.

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk dropped Nigel de Jong from his squad Monday after the Manchester City midfielder was involved in a tackle that left Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa with a broken left leg.

Jones, a 28-year-old Schalke midfielder with an American father, made three appearances for Germany's national team and was approved by FIFA last year to switch allegiance to the United States but missed the entire season because of a shin injury.

Roberto Mancini says he may be interested in signing Donovan from Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. The 28-year-old midfielder had a successful 10-week loan spell with Everton last season and was the top scorer for the United States at the World Cup with three goals.

The Netherlands turned on the style in the second half and reached its third World Cup final with a 3-2 victory over Uruguay on Tuesday. Wesley Sneijder scored his fifth goal in South Africa and Giovanni van Bronckhorst added one of the goals of the tournament as the Dutch reached their first World Cup final in 32 years.

The Czech Republic exposed the United States' defensive deficiencies time and again, taking advantage of sloppy play in a 4-2 victory Tuesday in the first of three World Cup warmup matches for the Americans.